Ican'ttakeit
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I just had an upstairs full bathroom remodeled. The tub spout has been leaking since it was installed. It is the Delta Trinsic shower fixtures with the diverter and side spray. The plumber has been back at least 10 times now, and I have to educate myself and try and solve this problem. The faucet drips almost exactly every 10 minutes, for about 30 seconds. Regardless of whether the shower has been used at all, regardless of anything else going on in the house. I am home alone, it's quiet and the faucet will suddenly drip very quickly for about 30 seconds and then stop and do nothing for another 10 minutes. This goes on forever. I leave a bowl under it and it fills about half a bowl a day. So if I go away for a week the bowl is overflowing.
The plumber replaced the cartridge. He tested the pressure on the water heater (?) with the gauge and it came up no issues. I'm not sure what else he has done, but it never changes anything. He told me to try and get a new valve. I called Delta and they said this wouldn't be caused by a valve issue because that would cause leakage in the wall and not through the spout. They said that often the adapter is bad and a new cartridge would correct that (is the adapter part of the cartridge). I told them he replaced the cartridge but they said it has to be a very specific cartridge and that they would send me the correct one. When I described the problem though, he said it didn't sound like a typical adapter problem and sounded more like a water pressure issue. He asked if they replaced the water valves inside the wall (?) and I said I don't know. The bathroom was totally gutted. He recommended I tell the plumber to flush the water out, 5 times for 35 seconds. I told the plumber this. This has been going on for a month though, and wouldn't the problem have corrected itself by now if flushing could solve it or no?
I will try the new part that Delta is sending but it seems like if I want this plumber to investigate other causes, I need to tell him exactly what to do as if I know what the heck is going on behind the walls because he seems out of ideas.
Thank you!!
The plumber replaced the cartridge. He tested the pressure on the water heater (?) with the gauge and it came up no issues. I'm not sure what else he has done, but it never changes anything. He told me to try and get a new valve. I called Delta and they said this wouldn't be caused by a valve issue because that would cause leakage in the wall and not through the spout. They said that often the adapter is bad and a new cartridge would correct that (is the adapter part of the cartridge). I told them he replaced the cartridge but they said it has to be a very specific cartridge and that they would send me the correct one. When I described the problem though, he said it didn't sound like a typical adapter problem and sounded more like a water pressure issue. He asked if they replaced the water valves inside the wall (?) and I said I don't know. The bathroom was totally gutted. He recommended I tell the plumber to flush the water out, 5 times for 35 seconds. I told the plumber this. This has been going on for a month though, and wouldn't the problem have corrected itself by now if flushing could solve it or no?
I will try the new part that Delta is sending but it seems like if I want this plumber to investigate other causes, I need to tell him exactly what to do as if I know what the heck is going on behind the walls because he seems out of ideas.
Thank you!!
